KITTY WELLS+ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FOREVER YOUNG INSANELY RARE WITHDRAWN PROMO LP

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·       KITTY WELLS (with three members of THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND) - FOREVER YOUNG -  ULTRA-RARE – ORIGINAL 1974 CAPRICORN RECORDS STEREO LP CP-0146

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       *** PROMOTIONAL COPY; THE RECORD HAS STOCK LABELS; HOWEVER, THE PROMOTIONAL STICKER ON THE COVER AS WELL AS PROMO BANNER ON THE LABEL CLEARLY IDENTIFY THIS ITEM AS PROMOTIONAL ***

·       WITHDRAWN FROM THE MARKET ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER THE RELEASE!

MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL 1974 PROMO-ONLY PRESSING (STOCK COPIES OF THIS ALBUM ARE NOT KNOWN TO EXIST)

·       ORIGINAL CAPRICORN RECORDS’ BEIGE  “ZODIAC” LABEL

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THE RECORD HAS A 'STERLING' STAMP IN THE TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) AREA, WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED A PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE FIRST PRESSING.

·       FAIRLY THICK VINYL PRESSING On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the thickness of the vinyl as 6.

 (►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Forever Young" finds the Queen of Country Music joined by the likes of Dicky Betts and Toy Caldwell covering material from everyone from Dylan (the title song) to Otis Redding to Dan Penn to Ed Bruce. While maybe a little risky for it's day (hence it being pulled from the shelves two weeks after release), it has aged well to these ears…sort of a Cosmic American Music experience.

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Questions abound as to why Capricorn label decided to pull this album from the market practically before it was released (no stock copies exist that we are aware of; a handful copies that trickled to the market are all promos). We have heard many highly speculative and undocumented theories, from Capricorn finding the material not commercial enough, to Kitty Wells fans finding material too controversial (for crying out, here was the Queen of Country singing some Deep Soul, Aretha Franklin-style, oy vey!).  However, we think that the real reason for the album’s retraction was actually rather mundane and has nothing to do with a racial divide.

Namely, in the mid-1970’s , Phil Walden, who was the Capricorn owner and manager of Allman Brothers (as well as former manager of such stars as Otis Redding and Percy Sledge) got into some seriously hot financial waters -- probably from having to finance a lavish lifestyle and his drug habit -- and decided to (unbeknownst to his artists) release some of their sessions OFF THE BOOKS (the albums were distributed inconspicuously, usually as promos, and more often than not to a very select group of retailers and/or broadcasters. Alas, this “off-the-books” practice proved to be difficult for IRS to digest, which came down hard on Walden, forcing him to cease this practice (we believe he actually did some prison time for tax evasion, but are not entirely sure). Therefore, many albums released on Capricorn in the mid-70’s were essentially promo-only releases, never hitting the larger market, never seeing the light of retail day, and remaining obscure and unknown to anyone but the few lucky ones. This, Kitty Wells’ only album for the label, is obviously one of such long-lost gems that fell through the cracks courtesy of IRS .

For additional historical or discography information on this album, including track listing ►click here

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL  AS  NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions – mostly sleeve scuffs -  are (barely) visible, but are probably inaudible,  and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a RELATIVELY  thick, inflexible vinyl. This is NOT a thin, flimsy ('dynaflex' type),  vinyl, but not the thickest, most rigid vinyl, either.

(d)          Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1 (front side) and 3 (back side).

-        Cover has a visible wrinkle (crease) in the cardboard base on the back panel

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging.  (nothing significant)

-         Back cover has a few yellowish dust speckles scattered here and there (these tiny spots are not overly obtrusive or distracting)

-         Cover has a minor 'bump' (dent) on the opening side (nothing significant)

-         Cover has one corner slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No peel-off marks

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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